Freshman Taylor Hurls Brooklyn Into League Lead
Brooklyn pitcher Harry Taylor delivered a string of strong outings including a five-hitter against the Giants and a 3-0 win over Pittsburgh to vault the Dodgers atop the standings. The doubleheader at the Polo Grounds saw the Giants and Cubs split, aiding Brooklyn’s ascent as the Yankees kept pressuring Detroit.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
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Chicago
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Jesse Flores
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Early Wynn
Washington
Lou Boudreau
Tribe
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Des Moines Teen to Clash for Heart of Americas Junior Title
Top seed Doris Jensen from Des Moines advances to the junior girls final at the Heart of Americas tennis meet to face 14 year old Laura Lou Jahn of Fort Lauderdale. Jensen beat Rozalie Meloney 6 0 6 1 in the semi while Jahn routed Joan Symon 6 0 6 0. Jensen also reached the women’s semis by beating Natalie Cobaugh 6 4 2 6 6 2. In men’s doubles Frank Parker and Gardner Mulloy won 6 1. Jensen and Doris Popple won the Des Moines women’s doubles 6 1 8 6.
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Des Moines
Laura Lou Jahn
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Miss Jensen
Rozalie Meloney
St. Joseph
Florida
Joan Symon
Doris
Natalie Cobaugh
Frank Parker
Los Anget
Gardner Mulloy
Coralables
Sidney Newman
Wayne Anderson
Sutvereiey
Iowa
Doris Popple
Miss Symon
Virginia Pitney
Fatal Winter Hours Claim Rises Statewide
The report notes a pattern of pedestrian fatalities peaking around sunset with three hours before and after showing high death counts. It cites 90 deaths in the pre sunset window contrasted by 100 deaths in the post sunset window, highlighting safety concerns during winter days.
Three-I Batters Spark Last Night's Big Scoring Games
Danville piled up 16 hits to crush Quincy 11 to 2 and extend its lead over Springfield to 2 1/2 games. Evansville shut out Decatur 10 to 0 while Waterloo topped Davenport 13 to 6. Terre Haute and Evansville games were highlighted by a Home Run by Oltman and solid pitching by Sandra and Stohs.
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Quincy
Springfield
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Decatur
Waterloo
Davenport
University of Iowa
Terre Haute
Hardy Holt
Dodger
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Oltman
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Stohs
White Hawk
Eddie Gniewek
Six Little Girls Stage Circus At Anita Park
An audience at Concert park in Anita enjoyed a circus sponsored by the Secret Six club. Six girls Jaqueline Birk Janet Ann Jewett Kay Robison Judy Parker Ann Littell and Karen Turner performed with a pony and various acts. The event raised 11 dollars as Sherry Birk stole the show by bowing to the clown Bobo.
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Concert Park
Anita
Jaqueline Birk
Janet Ann Jewett
Kay Robison
Judy Parker
Ann Littell
Karen Turner
Robison
Littell
Robert Littell
Sherry Birk
Managua
Nicaragua
Judy
Sherry
Bobo
Waste Food Rats in the United States Annual Loss
Waste and rats in the United States destroy as much food as could be produced by 200000 farmers. On the average farm each rat costs the farmer around $2 a year.
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United States
Judge rules on baseball pitch injury damages
Cedar Rapids judge denies $395 claim by Frank Havlik in a 1944 auto accident ruling that hitting high fast pitches is not a recoverable injury. Havlik receives $50 for injuries plus $125 for car damage and $16 for medical bills. The accident occurred February 14, 1944.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Havlik
G. K. Thompson
Thompson
Havlck
R. C. Hunter
Rollie Williams Named Assistant Director at Iowa
Rollie F. Williams longtime University of Iowa athletics staff member since 1924 was named assistant athletic director. Paul Brechler, the incoming director, announced Williams would assume the post July 1. Williams, a nine letter Wisconsin alumnus, came to Iowa as assistant football and basketball coach in 1924.
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Iowa City
Rollie F. Williams
University of Iowa
Paul Brechler
Brechler
Williams
University of Wisconsin
Iowa
Taft Replies to Truman Charge on Prices
Senator Taft of Ohio criticizes President Truman for creating conditions that raise prices. He issues a five point program in response to Truman’s charge of boom and bust economics and accuses the administration of messaging inconsistency on price reduction.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Senate
May Weather Report Shows Below Normal Temperatures
May featured 4.4 degrees below normal temperatures and 4.7 inches of rainfall. Precipitation totaled 1.15 inches above normal with a high of 85 degrees on May 14 and a low of 29 on May 29. Seven days were clear, 19 partly cloudy, and five cloudy. The greatest rainfall was 1.46 inches on May 29.
Elks Midget League Opens Next Week
The Elks Midget league starts next week with the first ward Cardinals facing the second ward Tigers at 6 16 Tuesday evening on the high school grounds diamond. Coach Jim Corken asks all boys to attend the first game for summer plans and a practice session. Four teams form the league with 10 11 and 12 year olds. uniforms were provided by the Elks club.
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Former GI taints wartime loyalty in treason case
Los Angeles authority holds 25 year old Tomoya Kawakita, a Calexico native, without bail on treason charges for allegedly serving as foreman at a Japanese POW camp on Honshu. FBI cites passport history and wartime duties as basis for indictment readiness. case may witness testimony from about 100 veterans.
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Los Angeles
Honshu Island
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tomoya Kawakita
Calé@xico
Cal
U. S
David B. Head
Kawakita
U.S
James M. Carter
Oeyama
Honshu
William L. Bruce
Buena Park
Kawkida
Bruce
FBI
Richard Hood
Japan
Meiji University
United States
Yokohama
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Calexico
Coeds Escape Dormitory Fire at LeMars
In LeMars Iowa June 6 a three story Western Union college dormitory burned a laundry room fire 2:30 am. About 100 female students escaped uninjured as the structure suffered about 5000 dollars in damage and 500 dollars to contents. Dean B F Zuehl said students were led out by a matron and later Ruth Stephens verified roll call.
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LeMars
Western Union College
Hards
B. F. Zuehl
Misa Ruth Stephens
Standard tank wagon prices up across nine states
Distillate fuels rise one half cent per gallon and heavy residual fuel three tenths. Affected states include Michigan Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma for kerosene heater oil furnace oil diesel fuels and power fuels for tractors.
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Iowa
Missouri
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